World’s Worst Disaster in Regular Airline Service
A Venezuelan super airliner burst into flame nearly two miles high, then dived into the Atlantic near Asbury Park, killing 74. The crash 32 miles east of New Jersey, with 64 passengers and 10 crew, left debris and no survivors. Pilot accounts describe a rapid fire and gas dumping before the plunge. The Linea Aeropostal Venezolana jet was en route from Idlewild to Caracas when engine trouble forced a return.
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New York
Atlantic Ocean
Asbury Park
N. J
Idlewild
Caracas
Venezuela
Luis F. Plata
Norfolk
Hancox
Linea Aeropostal Venezolana
Plata
Coast Guard
Navy
Robert Craig
Linear Aeropostal Venezolana
Idlewild Air
Frightening Sight Described by Coast Guard Pilot
Coast Guard Lt Cmdr Fredrick J Hancox and his crew witnessed the crash of a crippled Venezuelan airliner off Asbury Park New Jersey. The vessel with 74 aboard plunged into the Atlantic as rescuers scrambled. The pilot called the scene frightening a big ball of flame and rapid tragedy.
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New York
Coast Guard
Cmdr
Fredrick J. Hancox
Asbury Park
N. J
Hancox
Floyd Bennett Field
Plane crash claims family of 10 year old boy
NEW YORK A 10 year old boy survived a Caracas bound Venezuelan airliner crash that killed his mother Beverly 30 father Daniel 30 sister Lynne 4 and brother Martin 5. Abraham Goldstein a New York grandfather said the family from Brooklyn were returning home after a 12 week U S vacation. Coast Guard pilot Hancox described the rescue effort and noted no survivors were found while suggesting fuel jettison may have worsened the disaster.
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New York
Abraham Goldstein
Lawrence Handler
Daniel
Beverly
Lynne
Martin
Goldstein
Brooklyn
Caracas
United States
Handler
Accused Murderer Takes Witness Stand in North Carolina Case
In Raleigh County court, Sampson Williams 20 of Jonben testified in his murder trial for the April 28 shooting death of Charles Madden 42. Williams claimed self defense after confrontations at the Blue Goose and with Lloyd Madden, saying he shot to protect his father Henry Williams and himself from a knife threat. The defense rested after calling Williams and several witnesses, while the prosecution wrapped up its case. a verdict and potential death sentence were anticipated.
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Raleigh County
Williams
Madden
Navy
Harry L. McCreery
Blue Goose
Lloyd Madden
Charles Madden
Henry
Jonben
Lloyd
Charlies Madden
Henry Williams
Sam
New York
Hillard Jones
Jones
A. C. Cuthrell
Beckley Navy
William Howard Walker
C. M. England
Armed Robbers Hit Station Third Time
State Police report an armed robbery at the Kaye Service Station in MacArthur at 2 10 am. Attendant Alva Bays was held, tied, and gagged while $24 12 was stolen including 19 56 cash and a 4 56 gas fill. The culprit fled after a car horn warned others. Bays suspects two robbers. This marks the station's third robbery, previously solved.
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Alva Bays
Kaye
MacArthur
Bays
Johnson Meador
Treason Accusation Aimed at Wilcox Company Leader
Rep Pat Kearney of the House un American Activities committee urged a Justice Department inquiry after Henry Wilcox president of Wilcox Construction Co Long Island City admitted participation in a Communist backed Asiatic Pacific peace conclave in Red China during the Korean War in 1952.
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Henry Wilcox
Wilcox Construction Coe
Long Island City
N. Y
Pat Kearney
House un-American Activities Committee
Kearney
Justice Department
Wilcox
Red China
Colorado Springs Race Challenge At Pikes Peak
Colorado Springs report notes 22 year old Ron Bierstedt of Darien Connecticut, a Colorado College student, accepted a dare from a Florida physician who opposes tobacco to race up Pikes Peak. Bierstedt hails from Darien and plans to compete despite smoker stigma.
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Colorado Springs
Colo.r
Ron Bierstedt
Colorado College
Frm Darien
Conn
Florida
Pikes Peak
Eisenhower gives no hint on future political plan
Washington press secretary James Hagerty said President Eisenhower has given no White House staff member any hint about whether he will stay in the presidential race. He noted no plans to send a message to the Republican convention arrangements subcommittee in San Francisco and said Nixon is the only visitor outside family. The bulletin said the President slept well, weighed 162 pounds, and is progressing satisfactorily after intestinal surgery. He will stay in Walter Reed Army Hospital at least until midweek, with doctors not expecting weight gain for a few days.
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Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerity
San Francisco
Republican National Committee
Hagerty
Eisen
Hower
Nixon
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
Adams
Walter Reed
Congress
Justice, Judiciary and Commerce Departments
North Carolina
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Jone
Howard M. Snyder
Picture of the Week contest invites tri county shutterbugs
The Register announces a picture contest for amateur photographers in Raleigh Fayette and Wyoming counties. Entries may cover any subject from scenery to pets and sports, with no entry fee. Each submission should include details about how the photo was made, and weekly winners will be featured with a prize photo. Rules and regulations to be announced Thursday.
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Tri-County
Raleigh
Fayette
Wyoming
Tricounty
The
Register
West Virginia Guardsmen Celebrate State Birthday Parade
Guardsmen from the 150th Armored Cavalry Regiment join the 1092nd Engineer Battalion from Parkersburg for a special retreat parade at Fort Knox commemorating West Virginia’s 93rd birthday. The 249th Army Band from Fairmont provides music while Major General Jim Dan Hill attends.
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West Virginia
150Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
1092Nd Engineer Battalion
Parkersburg
249Th Army Band
Fairmont
Jim Dan Hill
Wisconsin
32Nd Infantry Division
West
Westvaco Plant Shutdown Amid West Virginia Strike
Westvaco's chlor-alkali plant in South Charleston faces full shutdown as United Mine Workers District 50 rejects a 13 cent per hour wage offer. Old contract expired at 7 am, with plant expected to close by 3 pm, except for white collar staff. Clarence H. Wright noted a strong turnout but did not specify attendance. Company officials planned no further union meetings. Westvaco is a division of Food Machinery and Chemical Corp.
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Charleston
W. Va
Westvaco
United Mine Workers District 50
Clarence H. Wright
District 50
Wright
The
Food Machinery and Chemical Corp
Trial updates from Raleigh County Circuit Court
Thursday action in Raleigh County Circuit Court shows one case continued until the next term while another proceeds to trial. Victor H. Sauls sues Gerald Peters and Robert Smith. a 20 man jury was impaneled but not sworn in Hannah B. Terry administratrix of the estate of Benjamin Abner Terry versus Beckley Furniture Store entities J E W O and Mackie Garrison.
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Raleigh County
Victor H. Sauls
Gerald Peters
Robert Smith
Hannah B. Terry
Benjamin Abner Terry
Mackie Garrison
Beckley Furniture Store
Garrison Man Killed in Mine Accident
Charles Henderson, 37, of Garrison, died at about 6 p.m. Tuesday in an explosion or slate fall at Blue Pennant No. 15 mine of Glegora Coal Co. This is the mine’s third fatality this year. T. S. Cleveland of the firm would not release details pending investigation. Henderson had worked there over three years and his body lies at Armstrong Funeral Home in Whitesville.
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Whitesville
RNS
Charles Henderson
Garrison
Glegora Coal Co
T. S. Cleveland
Henderson
Glegora
Armstrong Funeral Home
Beckleyan Arrested on Concealed Weapon Charge
Eugene Keys of Beckley was arrested by City Police and jailed in Raleigh County at 12 45 p.m. on charges of carrying a concealed weapon and being drunk.
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Eugene Keys
Beckley
Raleigh
Old Eccles Road Residents Seek Community Bank
Raleigh County residents on Old Eccles Road plan a 7 30 p m meeting Thursday to name their community. About 200 families in a four mile area are involved, with a citizen's committee formed to guide naming, led by Claude Hatcher with Mrs Baxter Minor as secretary. Speakers H G Thomas W A Riffe and Bob Dwight are scheduled to attend, and attendees will offer suggested names for the community alleys additions and roads.
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Raleigh County
Eccles Road
Four Mile
Claude Hatcher
Baxter Minér
Minor
H. G. Thomas
W. A. Riffe
Bob Dwight
WSAZ TV Exec Denies Network Allegations in Hearing
Lawrence H. Rogers II of WSAZ Inc testified before a Senate committee that allegations of network control over affiliated stations are unfounded and harmful. He noted heavy losses before network programming and urged longer license terms to stabilize affiliations and improve efficiency.
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Washington
Huntington
W.va
Richard A. Moore
Los Angeles
Lawrence H. Rogers II
Wsaz Inc
Senate Committee On Foreign and Interstate Commerce
Rogers
WSAZ
NBC
More Investigation Stated in Bolen Case
In Raleigh County Mary Elizabeth Bolen faces four counts of operating a moonshine still. Agent William Ludy testified Bolen carried a 55 gallon drum and a 30 gallon fermenter to support her five children. Judge Ben Moore kept the case open for further investigation after a guilty plea by attorney Joe Sanders Jr. and Bolen’s arraignment last June.
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Bluefield
William Ludy
Federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Unit
Ludy
Mary Elizabeth Bolen
Raleigh
Ben Moore
Joe Sanders Jr
Bolen
Raleigh County
Beckley Skies Forecast With Sun and Moon Details
The Sun sets at 7 50 p m and rises at 5 02 a m Thursday. Tomorrow at 5 24 a m marks summer as the Sun enters Cancer. The Moon rises 5 47 p m and sets 3 44 a m Thursday. Antares appears near the Moon as the brightest star of Scorpio. A full Moon occurs Friday night.
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Antares
Scorpio
Weather update for West Virginia with mixed clouds
Cloudy with scattered showers tonight and Thursday, highs near 68 in Oak Hill and 72 in the north. Temperatures will average slightly above normal into the weekend with possible one quarter to one half inch of rain from showers and thunderstorms Thursday and possibly Friday.
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Beckley
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